Earl Howser — Kiss of Death Character Profile

About Earl Howser

Nick's lawyer who acts as a criminal go-between. He orchestrates Tommy Udo's assignment to murder Rizzo after Rizzo supposedly snitched about a previous robbery.

Character Facts

Played by

Taylor Holmes

Appears in

Kiss of Death (1947)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Earl Howser — Professional Lawyer — Nick Bianco (Victor Mature)

  Legal representation that transitions into a criminal intermediary role.

• Earl Howser — Alliance Contractor — Tommy Udo (Richard Widmark)

  Transactional relationship where Howser hires Udo for violent enforcement.

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• Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo (Brian Donlevy)
• Nettie Cavallo (Coleen Gray)
• Tommy Udo (Richard Widmark)
• Bull Weed (uncredited) (Harry Bellaver)
• Detective (uncredited) (Harry Carter)
• Cashier (uncredited) (Nina Borget)
• Sgt. William Cullen (Karl Malden)
• Man in Car (uncredited) (Dort Clark)
• Restaurant Patron (uncredited) (Susan Cabot)
• Warden (Howard Smith)
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